Logarithmic scales

10.3 Outline

1. Growth/decay formula
2. Population growth
3. Radioactive decay
4. Logarithmic scales
   1. Richter number
   2. Richter scale
   3. decibel
   4. decibel formula

10.3 Essential Ideas

Exponential growth or decay can be described by the equation

A=A_oe^rt

where r is … See the whole entry